oscarman
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Hello!
So i've done a lot of extract brewing over the last couple of years, mainly just to have cheap beer to drink. Last year i got into craft beers and decided to give it a go, so i did an unhopped extract + hops + specialty grain pale in a 32 litre pot i bought from a wholesale kitchen store with a discount from a cafe i work at (it is glorious).
So basically i have a single huge pot, and i want to do a partial mash BIAB. I have many questions.
So i've done a lot of extract brewing over the last couple of years, mainly just to have cheap beer to drink. Last year i got into craft beers and decided to give it a go, so i did an unhopped extract + hops + specialty grain pale in a 32 litre pot i bought from a wholesale kitchen store with a discount from a cafe i work at (it is glorious).
So basically i have a single huge pot, and i want to do a partial mash BIAB. I have many questions.
Is my pot big enough?
A guy i know said he does BIAB but just mashes in his brew pot, then pulls it out and let's it drain out, basically he doesn't sparge at all (although i read about people sparging over the bag into the pot). Is this a valid way of doing it? I can't afford another big pot...
How much beer could i theoretically make in this 32 litre pot using the BIAB partial mash method?
And lastly, i want to make an awesome Chocolate/Coffee porter for my next beer, has anyone got a good recipe that would fit with my equipment?